French horn
Orchestra's mellow brass
A French horn is a brass instrument with a coiled tube and flared bell, played by buzzing the lips into a funnel-shaped mouthpiece.
The player's hand inside the bell modifies tone and pitch.
Despite the name, the modern instrument developed primarily in Germany.
The French horn produces a warm, mellow sound and appears in orchestras, wind ensembles, and chamber music: She played French horn in the symphony.
Hollow resonating instrument
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
coils · crooks · bore · lacquer · brass · nickel silver · wrap · descant
Moderately heated, or friendly
- mellowSoft, ripe, relaxed
- nobleTitled or virtuous
- heroicExceptionally brave and noble
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
lyrical · rich · sonorous · brassy · dark · golden · velvety · resonance
Wind player's mouth position
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- overtonesImplicit secondary meanings
- partialsIncomplete sets or components
- pitchFrequency of sound
tuning · range · dynamics · articulation · transposition · hand position · slurs · attacks
Large instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- brass quintetFive-piece horn ensemble
- wind ensembleBrass and woodwind group
- chamber musicSmall-group classical compositions
philharmonic · concerto · soloist · accompaniment · seating · blend · balance · cues
bell
Hollow resonating instrument
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- valvesFlow-controlling mechanisms
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
tubing · coils · crooks · bore · lacquer · brass · nickel silver · wrap · descant
warm
Moderately heated, or friendly
majestic · lyrical · rich · sonorous · brassy · dark · golden · velvety · resonance · timbre
embouchure
Wind player's mouth position
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- overtonesImplicit secondary meanings
- partialsIncomplete sets or components
pitch · tuning · range · dynamics · articulation · transposition · hand position · slurs · attacks · breath control
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- brass quintetFive-piece horn ensemble
- wind ensembleBrass and woodwind group
chamber music · philharmonic · concerto · soloist · accompaniment · seating · blend · balance · cues · conductor
Siegfried
Germanic epic hero
French horntrumpet
Valved brass wind instrument
cornet · bugle · trombone · tuba · flugelhorn
French hornviolin
Bowed string instrument
snare drum · flute · piano · electric guitar · synthesizer